The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-05
PERSONAL.

GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN is said to have de-
clined an offer of $1,000 for thirty lectures.
Miss CONTENT is the unambitious name of one
OF the most popular of the seasons bellies at
Long Branch.
BEE BUTLER has fully recovered from the eff
fectS of his fnll last winter, but his Presidential
boom is still unable to move.
MISS ALICE FREEMAN has suffered loss of
health through fnithtul devotion 10 her work as
President of Wellesley College.
MIR. LADoucHERE says Prince Ferdinand of
Sake Coburg is "a poor, insignificant, weak
creature. about as fit To govern country as
sckly black-beetle
SENATOR PuGH, Of Alabama, is passing his
second summer in Washington He is superin.
tending the erection of handsome residence
which he hopes to see completed before Con
gress meets.
THE oldest General of the United States army
is William Selby Harvey. He was born near
Nashville, Tenn, in 1900 and entered the army
IN 1878. He was breveted Major General on
March l2, 1865.
CITIZEN GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN has named
our thirty ninth (con>ingl State Tacoma, in
honor of Puget's Mont Blanc $4,000 feet high
and City Of Destiny" IL is the terminus of
seven Pacitlcs and 10000 miles Of rail!
THERE is a snall-sized Cabinet meeting at
"GraSsldndS' every night Secretary Whitney
the host, is entertaining Secretary Endicott and
his wife, while Secretary aud Mrs Fairchild
drive out from Washington every evening and
spend the night at the hospitable country seat
MCGARIGLE. the fugitive Chicago boodler. was
a very vain man in his days OF prosperity lie
kept a scrap-book and pasted therein all news
paper notices concerning himself and his do
in2s, book made up of recent items concern
ng him would be more sensational than com
plimentaIy.
JOINS TAYLOR. the dead President Of the Nor
mon church, had been in hiding from the Off
GERS of the law for over two years. He was
with Joseph Smith in Carthage jail. Land received
io'lI shots when the aSSaiiantS opened the firing
that killed Joseph and Hiram Smith. one OF
the bullets lodged in his watch.
AMONG the platform lecturers who will be in
the field next season will be Chail IS Dickens
Rev DR.. Joseph Parker. Max O'kell Archibald
Rev T. Dewitt Talmage, Bill Nye, Thomas
Stevens Prof L. +. Shaw, win Carleton, Rev
W. H. Milburn, Garrett r. ServisS, Daniel
Dougherty and Gen. IL. {. King.
IT is only at great crises in his life that John
Sherman buys "a new hat When lie was an.
pointed Secretary Of the Treasury he astonshed
his friends by appearing IN a brand new tile
AZ Toledo, O few days ago he again caused a
sensation by donning fresh and inexperienced
hat 10 which he viii, doubtless, cling until the
stress OF conflicting emotions drives him once
more to find solace at a hatter's.
THERE is nothing moro deserving of public
support than fresh air funds, "Adonis" Dixey
Is well awarc OF this. and last Thursday night
he gave a performance at Hooey's Theatre
Chicago. for the benefit of the poor children Of
TINT city who need vacation. The entertain.
ment Noted over 81 800, which was added 10 a
fresh air fund raised by one OF the newspapers
The generosity OF Mr. Dixey and his company
Is highly appreciated in Chicago, and has IN Il
with warm praise on all sides